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Munich's Allianz Arena is sculpted by thousands of diamond-shaped inflatable cushions, while Sydney's similarly named Allianz Stadium has a flatter facade smoothed with long bronze fins.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Favorable base effects should flatter retail sales although the boost from the government’s consumer-goods trade-in program is fading, Goldman said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Leavitt, by never failing to placate, flatter and worship her boss, has displayed a singular and decisive pathway, although not a very original one, to political success.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

Elected officials and some others see a chance to create jobs and lure data centers and manufacturers to a rural patch whose economy has been flatter than the surrounding cornfields.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

It is a low level country and under the rain it is even flatter.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

But strip out the popular Mini Kelly handbag, which flatters the average premium, and larger versions of the Kelly and Birkin sell at par to retail prices once the auctioneers’ commission is factored in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

Crypto markets have billions in wash trading — fake volume that flatters momentum and dupes newcomers.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 8, 2025

That flatters him a little, although more of his wickets were top-order dismissals than lower-order by the series' end - a reversal of his return at the start.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2025

Shortly after being banished, a disguised Kent flatters King Lear by telling him that he has that quality that leads other men to follow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2023

Her appreciation for these details flatters him; it occurs to him that he has never spoken of his experiences in India to any American friend.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Mourinho said he was "very flattered" to be offered the job of replacing Ferguson "because Manchester United has an incredible appeal".

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

Again, I was surprised — and flattered — to find myself on the guest list, and naturally I wanted to know what the occasion was.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

In 2019 he told the Daily Mail that he was flattered by the attention but didn’t consider himself to be male-model material.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Burwell said he’s flattered by recent online praise from the likes of Ethel Cain, Flying Lotus and Kid Cudi for his score.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Ladies seemed flattered by his attention, but the mere thought of being touched by his fleshy hands made me shudder.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

Police conducted dozens of raids Thursday into the alleged embezzlement of public funds by the company that produced the flattering biopic.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

But a halftime show is culture, not commitment, and the league’s honest scorecard is not flattering.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

She has been called the “human printer” because she follows Trump with a portable printer to provide Trump with hard copies of flattering news coverage or information the computer-averse president requires.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: The best women’s shorts have flattering and versatile silhouettes for staying comfortable in the summer heat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

The flattering portrait later appeared in the Washington Post, with an account of the interview.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield